Comb cleaner



Feb. 9, 1954 E. TROENDLE COMB CLEANER 2 Sheefcs-Sheet 1.

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' Application December 12, 1950, Serial No. 200,413

2 Claims.

This invention relates to comb cleaners of the type wherein combs arepassed through or between rotating brushes, and in particular a combcleaner wherein pairs of brushes are positioned in meshing relation withthe ends of the bristles of cylindrical brushes on one side of an openpassageway interlocked with or extended into the ends of bristles of acomplementary pair of rollers so that as a comb is forced between therollers the bristles are forced into the areas between the comb teethwith the result that a comb passed through the rollers is eflicientlycleaned.

' The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved comb cleanerwherein a comb is not only brushed off but is cleaned by the ends of aplurality of bristles being forced into the areas between the combteeth. Various arrangements of rotary brushes have been provided forcleaning combs but where the edges of the brushes meet at the centerthere is not sufficient pressure to force the bristles into the areasbetween the comb teeth and for this reason comb cleaners of this typeare not universally used.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a pair of housingsections with pairs of rotary brushes journaled in spaced faces of thesections and with means for mounting the sections in abutting relationwith bristles of brushes on one side extended into bristles of brusheson the other side or section and wherein a comb passed through thebrushes is thoroughly cleaned.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means formounting pairs of rotary brushes whereby bristles of brushes of one pairmesh with and extend into bristles of brushes of another pair so thatthe bristles of the brushes are forcibly urged into areas between teethof a comb passed through the brushes.

7 Another object of the invention is to provide an efficient combcleaner that may be used on a stand or in the palm of the hand.

The further object of the invention is to provide a comb cleaner havingbristles of pairs of brushes in meshing relation which is of a simpleand economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a pair of substantially hollow casings having arcuate inner andouter surfaces with rollers iournalled in the casings and with groovesin the backs of the casings by which the casings are removably supportedon stands.

Other features and advantages of the inven- 2 "1; i 3 tion will appearfrom the following description taken in connection with the drawingswherein:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of the comb cleaner.

Figure 2 is a cross section through the comb cleaner with the partspositioned as shown in Fig. l. 1

Figure 3 is a plan View of the comb'cleaner. Figure 4 is a sideelevational view showingthe comb cleaner. V .i T'f Figure 5 is a planview of the comb cleaner;

Figure 6 is an end elevational view'illustrating a modification of thecomb cleaner wherein the brush mounting elements extendoutwardly asillustrated in Fig. 8 or downwardly as illustrated in Fig. '7.

Figure 7 is a side elevational viewof the cleaner shown in Fig. 6.

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of a comb cleaner showing a furthermodification wherein the cleaner elements are suspended by a wallbracket with the parts mounted on parallel outwardly extended arms.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved comb cleaner of this invention includesrotary brushes I0 and I l which are mounted in a facing section l2 of acase I3 and similar brushes l4 and I5 that are mounted in a facingsection l6 of a case H.

The rollers l0 and I I are provided with mounting shafts l8 and 13,respectively and the brushes l4 and I5 are provided with mounting shafts20 and 2|, respectively. The shafts l8 and I9 are journalled in the endsof the facing section l2 and the ends of the shafts 20 and 2| arejournalled in the ends of similar sections I6.

The casing I3 is provided with a recess in the back having grooves 22and 23 that are positioned to receive tongues 24 and 25, respectively ona mounting bar 26 and the casing I1 is provided with similar slots 2'!and 28 that are positioned to receive tongues 29 and 30, respectively ona mounting bar 3|.

The bars 26 and 3| are provided with recesses 3-2 and 33, respectivelyand the inner walls 34 and 35 of the casings l3 and I! are provided withprojections 36 and 31, respectively that snap into the recesses 32 and33, thereby providing means for retaining the bars in operativeposition.

The bars 26 and 31 extend upwardly from a base 38 being carried on theupper ends of plates 39 and 40 and the plates 39 and 40 are providedcomb with extensions or clips 4| and 42 which provide racks for holdingcombs and the like.

As illustrated in Fig. 3 the ends of the casing 13 are provided withribs 45 and 48 and the ends of the casing I! are provided with similarribs 41 and 48.

In the design illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 the supporting bars 26and 3! are mounted on the panelor base 38 and in the design illustratedin Figs. '7 and; 8 the. casing 1% and [4 are carried by tongues and sowhich extend outwardly from a base El with the tongues con; nected tothe base through sections 52 and 53 and, as illustrated in Fig. 7 thesections 52 and E g-areprovided with bars 54 and 55, respectively, thatare spaced from the tongues 49 and 5D;

5| is provided with openings as indicated by the dotted line 51, in Fig.6.

The base 5| may be attachedto the underside of a cabinet, shelf, orother surface, or the base it "maybetnmed are: to thapesiiiqii Sleeve.Eitsfi and attached to the ace 0% w lll or the The comb cleaner of thisinvention mam-there! fore; he positinned with th rate s br sh moun ing.sections extended upri h llu t ated. in Figs. 1 and 2 or the combsections may be h eid inthahand with the mounting elements omitt d, asiihi'stzated in Eiajaor the section be carried on a wall bracket orsuspended irom a baseas'illustrated inFiss; 6. 7- and 8. .7 The brushesmay he formed cf any suitable material however, :it is preferred to formthe mounting elements of plastic and. the bristiesof the brushes.ofnylom With the brush housings or casings i3- and t1 pmvided withremovable facing plates i2 and 16, respectively, the housings mayreadily be opened for cleaning.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a comb cleaner, the combination which comprises a pair ofelongated hollow casings having front and rear walls, said casings beingpositioned so that the front walls thereof are in spaced parallelrelation to eachother, there being openings in theiront walls andiongitudinally disposed recesses with grooves in the edges thereof inthe rear walls, pairs of cylindrical brushe jeuigna lled in said casingsfor relative rotation with regard to each other and with bristles of thebrushes" extended through the openings of the walls thereof, a base, andbars having tongues on the edges thereof extended into the grooves ofthe recesses in the rear Walls of the casings mounted on the said base,said base and pfiF i'PQgfi ii i 3 m casiggsi with: bri l 9f: the ru h? vQ? ee x e e i br st s c the, brushes oi the. other casing.

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